And now a tsunami??!

This just in. An earthquake in the Solomon islands has set off sensors indicating that a tsunami has been generated. The wave is due here in about an hour. If we survive this, we'll have a typhoon tomorrow (see below), and the following day, locusts, pestilence (more than usual) and the plague.

From the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center:

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2239Z 01 APR 2007

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

NOTE: AREAS TO THE NORTH OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS SHOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY
AFFECTED

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

SOLOMON IS. / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / VANUATU / NEW CALEDONIA / NORTHEASTERN
AUSTRALIA / TUVALU / KIRIBATI / FIJI /

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

KERMADEC IS / NEW ZEALAND /

FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME -  2040Z 01 APR 2007
COORDINATES -   8.6 SOUTH  157.2 EAST
LOCATION    -  SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE   -  8.1

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
HONIARA  15CM ZERO-TO-PEAK OBSERVED AT 21:37 GMT

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE  
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND   
COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD 
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS     
CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE   
EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.                                
                                                                 
FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS    
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT    
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME 
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN  
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL        
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE  
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.        

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES
MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.